Once again President Trump supports a white supremacist in Sheriff Joe by pardoning him. At least he is getting a lot of criticism for doing this from his Republican colleagues. Republicans accept white supremacist votes, but it is not polite to vocally support them, just quietly throw them a bone now and then. But I hope I am too cynical and that many of the critics really mean what they say.
Among those giving criticism are Senators John McCain (McSane?) and Jeff Flake, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and John Kasich. Sheriff Joe lost his last election big (13 points).
Speaking of prominent birthers, Trump also asked the crowd what they think of Arpaio. The former Maricopa County sheriff, who lost reelection last year, was recently convicted on criminal contempt charges related to racially profiling Hispanics even after a federal judge ordered him to cut it out. "So was Sheriff Joe convicted for doing his job?" Trump asked as the crowd cheered. "You know what, I'll make a prediction: I think he's going to be just fine, OK?"
Illustrating how off script Trump was, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters asking about Arpaio just hours before the rally that "there will be no discussion of that today at any point"*
* http://webmailb.juno.com/webmail/new/5?session_redirect=true&userinfo=8b254f2f4f26b1dc56d8fe41da329a7b&count=1503766790&cf=sp&randid=935215862
About Me
- Everett Estes Ford
- Sandhills Area, NC, United States
- Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, the author is a published poet and author of the monograph "Lead Isotopes." He received a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1960 and a D.Sci. (Honorus causa) from the University of Missouri in 1989. As a scientist, he published more than 100 technical papers in the areas of isotope geology, mineral resources, and environmental concerns. He was involved in the Apollo Program and post Apollo Program in the late 1960s and early 1970s and the National Acid Precipitation Program with the National Park Service in the 1980s. He was the first Western scientist to give the Vernadsky Memorial Lecture in Moscow during detente in 1976. He worked for 34 years for the U.S. Geological Survey in a variety of research and administrative positions, including tours as Chief of the Branch of Isotope Geology and as the Assistant Director of Research. He was president of the Geochemical Society, and, as an amateur tennis player, he served as President of the Fairfax County, Virginia, Golden Racquets Tennis Club for two years.
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